Manny Jacinto to the right as the Stranger in The Acolyte and the masked Sith to the left in a combined image
Summary Manny Jacinto's performance in Star Wars: The Acolyte as The Stranger, also known as Qimir, has easily been one of its biggest highlights, and now he's shared the true motivations behind his Star Wars Sith Lord. The reveal of Jacinto as the Sith Lord was certainly one for the Star Wars history books, especially considering that his face was unveiled by Jecki Lon 's falling dead body.
3 Speaking to The New York Times, Jacinto initially shares the simple answer to this question: The Stranger wants a Sith acolyte. He goes on to add that his Sith Lord wants "freedom" and "the ability to be able to live on his own terms," but Jacinto goes even deeper than that. When prompted about how viewers should feel about The Stranger and his desires, Jacinto relates Qimir to himself, an Asian American, and showrunner Leslye Headland, a gay female, in their industry.
The Stranger's Motivations Are Surprisingly Relatable Everyone Wants To Create A Space Where They Can Belong Close While Qimir clearly represents one extreme of achieving the end goal of his desires, his motivations are quite relatable. All people really want is to feel like they belong, and if others are incessantly insisting that they do not, in fact, belong, then of course that notion ought to be challenged.
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